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Work Life by Design

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Welcome to Work Life by Design a podcast for People & Culture leaders, C-Suite
Execs, Entrepreneurs, Designers and anyone who is interested in elevating their
experience of work!

I’m your host, Mel Marsden, the Founder, and Director of COMUNiTI a Workplace
Strategy and Design Studio focused on collaboratively, re-imagining and designing
high-performance workplaces for our clients across Australia.

Over the last decade I have refined my workplace toolkit to create our signature
strategy offering, the Workplace Dynamics Blueprint, exploring the 5 pillars that
underpin every high performing workplace.

1. Reimagining the Future
2. Brand &Culture
3. Values & Behaviours
4. Wellbeing
5. Employee Experience
This process has seen my clients’ employees achieve results of;
 84% employees feeling more productive
 91% with increased job satisfaction
 100% of employees feeling more collaborative

I believe that our environments have the power to positively influence our behaviour
and our performance at work.

So much so, that I’ve written a book about! “The Next
Workplace; Designing Dynamic Environments that Inspire Human Potential”
connects the concepts of modern day management theory to the structural design of
our physical workplace environments, aligning, enabling and inspiring the human
potential of every organisation.

If the last few years have taught us anything it’s that change is inevitable, and we no
longer need to “go to work” to “work!

Through this podcast we explore what it takes to make work, work!

I draw back the curtains on my own business, the clients, and projects that we
deliver, along with tapping into the knowledge and insights from academics,
business leaders and champions of change.

Together, let's elevate our experience of work.

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Episodes

That's it for Season 5! The highlight reel from 48 episodes

October 02, 2023 18:00 - 19 minutes - 18.3 MB

Well, that’s it for another season!   After kicking off season 5 back in November last year, I think it’s well and truly time to switch off the mic for a while!   This season has definitely taken on a life of its own and it really snuck up on me that we’ve been going straight for 48 episodes, almost a whole year! I’ve had the pleasure of engaging some incredibly intelligent, wise, and generous guests in conversation over this time which has what has kept me wanting to do “just one mo...

The Art of Focus in a World of Distraction with Angela Lockwood

September 25, 2023 18:00 - 36 minutes - 33.4 MB

The art of focus in our modern worlds has become just that. An art.   With books like Johan Hari’s Stolen Focus and past guest Dr Kristy Goodwin's, Dear Digital we need to talk, the constant disruption, distraction mulit-tasking and task switching that we are all succumbing to is impacting our ability to truly focus.   Add to this all the pressures and competing demands of daily life and we are quickly looking at fatigue, exhaustion and burnout.   And whilst the rise of flexible ...

Why you need to guide your people through change

September 18, 2023 18:00 - 20 minutes - 19.2 MB

One of the biggest misconceptions about “a new office” is that it is simply that.  A new place for us to conduct our business from.  A design and construction project. This could not be further from the truth.  “A new office” is a whole of business opportunity and at its core it is actually a “cultural transformation project”. Everything about the way the new office looks, feels, operates is all new.  It’s in a new location, with a new commute and with that comes a whole new set of routine...

The Pilgrim's Guide to the Workplace with Dr Agustin Chevez

September 11, 2023 18:00 - 51 minutes - 47.8 MB

Is the workplace really just a ‘task’ place?   This is one of the thought-provoking questions that today’s guest poses, for us to ponder about our reality of work and the workplace.   Dr Agustin Chevez is the author of The Pilgrim’s Guide to the Workplace. It was after reading a book on the diversity of Iguana’s in the Galapagos Islands, that Gus set off on a pilgrimage from Melbourne to Sydney, to explore the impact that isolation has on the diversity of our idea’s.   Fast forwa...

What I Thought Everyone Knew But Doesn't

September 04, 2023 18:00 - 15 minutes - 14.6 MB

One of the reasons that I first started exploring this idea of Workplace Strategy was because I am fascinated by how businesses tick.   What makes one business a roaring success and another flounder?   And one thing that continues to fascinate me is the gap that I see emerge in almost every engagement.  And it’s a gap that I feel like I automatically step into fill without a second thought. But this gap is one that differentiates what we do at COMUNiTI apart. When clients approach us, th...

To own a Desk or not to own a Desk? What you need to consider when adopting desk sharing with Dr. Jenna Mikus

August 28, 2023 18:00 - 48 minutes - 45.1 MB

With more of us embracing the opportunity to work from home, it’s leaving our workplaces underutilised as occupancy levels in the workplace drop. The impacts of this vary from workplace ot workplace depending on the design style and approach ranging from limited variety in the spaces available for employees to perform their work through to a lack of energy and “buzz’ that comes from bringing people together in the space. As someone who engages with organisations daily in this delicate dance...

Mindwandering, Flow and Spaciousness - the key to innovation and creativity

August 21, 2023 18:00 - 20 minutes - 19.1 MB

The end of financial year is a great time to check in and see how we are tracking against our goals. As someone who loves to set myself up at the beginning of each year with a number of intentions and an overarching word to keep me on track, it’s a great opportunity for me to check and readjust for the next 6 months.   This year my word was Flow.   And its been interesting to see how this word has shown up, the shape its taken and the way in which it has realigned my thoughts and act...

A Community Approach to Building a Company, Culture & Employee Experience with Damon Klotz

August 14, 2023 18:00 - 53 minutes - 49 MB

Establishing a strong and purposeful employee experience in your organisation can take an incredible amount of time, dedication, and invested energy.   So, if you could find all the People tools and resources that you needed packaged up in one platform, backed by science and data, how much easier would that make your life as a leader and give you the confidence to know that you were giving your organisation the best possible advantage?   Well, today’s guest is here to tell us that th...

How a Journey Map Can Design Your Employee Experience

August 07, 2023 18:00 - 13 minutes - 12.4 MB

Imagine having the ability to curate the entire experience that your employees take when they come to your workplace.    To influence each touchpoint of their journey.    The things that they see, hear, do... the things they feel.    In episode 127, I shared how you can use an Empathy Map to consciously design the sensory experience of your people at work, a tool that can be used both to support cultural design and physical design.    In today's episode we're going to take th...

Building your Leadership Capability with Rebecca Christianson

July 31, 2023 18:00 - 35 minutes - 32.7 MB

No doubt throughout the course of your career, you’ve experienced moments where you’ve questioned yourself and your ability to lead not only your team through the next transition, but also leading yourself.   Stepping up into a new role, guiding your team through a new project or perhaps you’ve just been swallowed up by the overwhelming wave of pressure of work.   I can empathise with you at each of these points, because I’ve been there too.   I also know, from the work that we’v...

4 Ways to Redesign Work with Empathy

July 24, 2023 18:00 - 14 minutes - 13.8 MB

Reimagining your next workplace is the perfect opportunity to take a step back and take a fresh look at your whole business.   One of the ways that I encourage leaders to do this, is by embracing “Shoshin”.   Shoshin is a Buddhist concept meaning “beginners mind”. It is about approaching a situation as if you are seeing it for the first time. When we come with curiosity, openness, eagerness, and no preconceptions, our mind is open to new possibilities.   And this is especially va...

Permission to Pause | The impact of one simple action with Dr Ali Young

July 17, 2023 18:00 - 36 minutes - 33.5 MB

In last weeks episode I spoke about wellbeing rhythms in the workplace and the need for us all to be building in moments of self-care.   I then read an article in the Harvard Business Review by author Greg McKeown, who’s written two of my favourite books and are recommended reading at COMUNiTI; Essentialism & Effortless. In this article Greg says that for organisations to build top performing teams, they should only be asking for 85% effort. The premise that when we consistently perform ...

Wellbeing Rhythms for Work & Life

July 10, 2023 18:00 - 22 minutes - 20.2 MB

As we cross the halfway mark of the year, this is the perfect time to look back, check in with your intentions for the year and adjust the sails ready for the second half.   One of the tweaks that I’ll be making as I set myself up for the home stretch is to recalibrate my selfcare regime. As a busy mum, navigating the ebb and flow of our project load, this is usually the stuff that I forgo from my calendar to accommodate the other demands on my time.   But here’s the catch <>, as kno...

Pyschosocial Risks at Work with Dr Meg Hooper

July 03, 2023 18:00 - 30 minutes - 28.6 MB

In April this year, the Managing the risk of Psychosocial Hazards at work Code of Practice 2022 came into effect.   As someone who runs a business and employs people, naturally I was interested to learn more about what this means for me and for the projects that I work on.   To help me understand the code further, I invited my colleague and friend Dr Meg Hooper to join me to discuss it.   Meg is the CEO and Principal Consultant at Carousel Consulting, the experts in organisationa...

COMUNiTI Turns 10!! 🥳 On the Couch with Dr Meg Hooper

June 26, 2023 18:00 - 44 minutes - 41.2 MB

On the 1st July 2023, my business COMUNiTI celebrates its 10th year of business.   Reaching this milestone in business does not come without both its highs and lows and I could not think of a more fitting way to celebrate this milestone than accepting the offer of my friend and colleague Dr Meg Hooper to turn the tables and interview me.   Meg and I have enjoyed both a personal and professional relationship, having partnered on several projects together. She has witnessed both my gro...

Rehumanising the Workplace with Deanne Boules

June 19, 2023 18:00 - 41 minutes - 38.7 MB

As we approach the mid-point of the year, I would hazard a guess that you’re already feeling like the tank is near empty! And you are not alone!   Thanks to the events of recent years, COVID, lockdowns, floods, new ways of working, to name a few, what’s resulted is a lack of physical and emotional connection. Which has been at the expense of our human relationships, our creativity, and our emotional intelligence.   A situation that today’s guest is all too familiar with.   Deanne...

What is your workplace telling your people is important?

June 12, 2023 18:00 - 12 minutes - 11.6 MB

In my book The Next Workplace: Designing Dynamic Environments that Inspire Human Potential, I share a story of a client expressing their concern, that their current workplace was having a detrimental impact on the business. It was not supporting the behaviours that the employees were told were wanted.   The organisation wanted to see collaboration; however, the environments spatial cues told a different story.   Sadly, this is not a unique conversation.   Our environments have th...

Redesigning Work Before Place with Dan Mottau

June 05, 2023 18:00 - 41 minutes - 38.2 MB

As organisations are navigating this new landscape of “hybrid” work, a conversation that is happening more and more, is one that centres around “how do we work?” and “how do we want to work?”, before we start talking about, “what does our office look like?”.   Today’s guest, Dan Mottau, did just that.   Dan was introduced to me by a mutual colleague when I was looking for thought leaders in the People & Culture space to join me for my book launch panel in Melb.   From the first c...

Use Your Space to Tell Your Story

May 29, 2023 18:00 - 17 minutes - 16.1 MB

If I asked you to describe your Brand, I’d wager that the first thing you tell me is what colour your logo is!   Whilst colour and our mark are important factors in defining our brand, they are only one very small component of your brand and cannot begin to communicate the complexity of your brand experience.   A company’s Brand Experience is the way they want people to feel when they do business with them.   And this experience starts with understanding. Understanding your Purpo...

Two Common Creatives

May 22, 2023 18:00 - 33 minutes - 30.9 MB

If I brought you together in a room of your peers, and asked one simple question, “Who here would call themselves a Creative?”, chances are you’re unlikely to raise your hand.   As my guests today describe, we often mistake creativity for artistry, the ability to draw or paint. However, many of us are practicing creativity everyday, without realising it. Singing, cooking, problem solving, are all acts of creativity.   Paul Fairweather and Chris Meredith, are the Two Common Creatives....

Three Ways to Elevate your Workplace Experience - The Book Launch Wrap UP!

May 15, 2023 18:00 - 25 minutes - 23.6 MB

It’s time to change the conversation!   There has been so much talk about the organisations that are struggling to get the workplace dynamic right, but very little highlighting those that are!   Launching my book The Next Workplace; Designing Dynamic Environments that Inspire Human Potential, was an opportunity to shine a light on the incredible work that a number of leaders and organisations are doing to explore the edges of employee experience and navigating this new frontier in a ...

The Next Workplace / Sydney Launch Conversations Part 2

May 08, 2023 18:00 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MB

This is our FINAL episode in the 6-part series bringing you all the conversations from my book launch events in Brisbane, Melbourne & Sydney, as we celebrated the release of The Next Workplace: Designing Dynamic Environments that Inspire Human Potential.   Today is Part 2 of our Sydney event conversations so if you missed part 1 or any of the previous 5 conversations for that matter, be sure to pop back and tune into those as well!   Each of these events were held with the purpose of...

The Next Workplace / Sydney Launch Conversations Part 1

May 01, 2023 18:00 - 42 minutes - 38.8 MB

The last few weeks have been quite the adventure as I've been celebrating the release of my book The Next Workplace: Designing Dynamic Environments that Inspire Human Potential.     Hosting events in Brisbane, Melbourne & Sydney, each of these events were held with the purpose of starting a conversation on all things Work, People & Place.  Joined by leaders navigating the new frontier of what work looks like and the role that place plays in elevating our experience of work.    Each o...

The Next Workplace / Melbourne Launch Conversations Part 2

April 24, 2023 18:00 - 45 minutes - 41.3 MB

The old metrics of a desk for a person no longer apply. So, as we are all navigating a very new frontier of work, what are the right metrics?   This was the opening question for my panellists as we dove into our discussion on all things work people and place in our second stop on the book launch tour, celebrating the release of my book The Next Workplace in Melbourne.   For this conversation I was joined by Jacqui Whiteman, Chief Operating Officer at Davidson, Kylie Baullo, Managing ...

The Next Workplace / Melbourne Launch Conversations Part 1

April 17, 2023 18:00 - 33 minutes - 31.1 MB

The Melbourne launch event celebrating the release of my book The Next Workplace was a treat! This time I was indulged in reminiscing over another of my favourite projects, and a featured Case Study in the book, Davidson, a national workplace performance firm. What’s special about this client is that we have worked together on two projects now, Brisbane and Melbourne, and… this was the first time that Jacqui Whiteman, Davidsons COO, and I had met face to face!   Delivering Brisbane in th...

The Next Workplace / Brisbane Launch Conversations Part 2

April 10, 2023 18:00 - 42 minutes - 38.9 MB

To celebrate the release of my book The Next Workplace; Designing Dynamic Environments that Inspire Human Potential, I hosted a series of events in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney to start a bigger conversation on all things work, people & place. And how we can leverage one of our greatest assets, our Work Place, to elevate our human potential.   Our first event was in Brisbane, hosted by Hall Chadwick, a past client of COMUNiTI.   In Part 1 of our conversation, shared with you in the...

The Next Workplace / Brisbane Launch Conversations Part 1

April 03, 2023 18:00 - 32 minutes - 30.3 MB

To celebrate the release of my book The Next Workplace; Designing Dynamic Environments that Inspire Human Potential, I hosted a series of events in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney to start a bigger conversation on all things work, people & place. And how we can leverage one of our greatest assets our Work Place, to elevate our human potential.   Our first event was in Brisbane, hosted by Hall Chadwick, a past client of COMUNiTI. To kick off the conversations I invited Director Rob Sendall...

Designing Social Connection & Intentional Employee Incentive Programs

March 27, 2023 18:00 - 37 minutes - 34.3 MB

Creating employee incentive programs and wellbeing initiatives have been known to take a “scattergun approach” offering the infamous fruit box or step count challenge or even prove to be nothing more than lip service beyond a company announcement. However, to embed programs that make real transformative change to an organisation, the business first needs to understand their people and what would make the greatest impact on them and in return the organisation. And that’s exactly how today...

The First Step Most Businesses Miss, when Designing the Next Workplace;

March 20, 2023 18:00 - 18 minutes - 16.7 MB

Businesses often miss a HUGE opportunity when they start designing their next workplace. Often jumping in and trying to solve the immediate problem, they either start scribbling on floor plans or heading straight to market to see what the best leasing deal is. And while both activities are part of the process, they are not where organisations should start. This approach will leave your business with a short-term fix, rather than looking at the long-term view of the horizon. The first chapt...

Biophilic Design and the sensory impact of a two-story CBD forest terrarium with Ryan McQuerry

March 13, 2023 18:00 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MB

Introducing plants into our indoor environments can have an incredible impact on health, wellbeing and general disposition.  Biophilic Design has been gaining traction in the design industry for several years now, and if you’re not familiar with this term, its essentially describing the innate human connection that we have with our natural world.  And in relation to our indoor environments, it is, in essence bringing the outside in.  Which is the perfect segway to introduce today's guest, ...

Enabling Change & Calling Bullsh*t

March 07, 2023 00:00 - 18 minutes - 17.3 MB

“So, who are you working for?”   Working with clients to support them in the early phases of working out what their next workplace is going to look like, how it will work and more importantly how it will enable their people to work, requires me to start conversations that invite teams and employees to share their views on their ideal future workplace.   One of the questions that I get asked frequently at the outset of this process is, “So who are you working for?”  The concern that m...

Designing your Digital Guardrails with Dr Kristy Goodwin

February 27, 2023 18:00 - 38 minutes - 36 MB

Let me know if any of these resonate for you… are you feeling overwhelmed, under the pump, stressed, completely time poor and like there aren’t enough hours in the day, which is leaving you totally exhausted and easily distracted...? Sounding familiar? Well, you are not alone. My guest today Dr Kristy Goodwin is here to tell us that thanks to our technology that has pervaded every corner of our lives, we are now living and working in ways that are completely incongruent with our neurobi...

Creating Thriving Workplaces with the Serenity Collective

February 20, 2023 18:00 - 32 minutes - 29.4 MB

Creating workplaces that inspire the human potential of those who inhabit them is a deep purpose for me.  The opportunity to inspire the leaders of businesses to take that extra step, to create something special and unique for their people and their business, just lights me up.   So, when I first met today’s guests, Claire & Sophie from the Serenity Collective back in 2019, it was love at first sight!    These two ladies have brought together their skills in innovation, learning desi...

A Work Life in Flow

February 13, 2023 18:00 - 24 minutes - 22.1 MB

Those who flow as life flows know they need no other force Lao Tzu Ever wondered what it would be like for your life to feel completely effortless? Like you just breezed through your days, without hustling, striving, or pushing? Like you just moved with ebb and flow of the world around you, yet still got to where you want to go? Embracing the quietness of the festive break, I had the space and time to reconnect with myself and realign my actions with those of the life I want to lead. A ...

I wrote a BOOK! Michelle Broadbent interviews me about "The Next Workplace"

February 06, 2023 18:00 - 38 minutes - 35.6 MB

I wrote a book!!! “The Next Workplace: Designing Dynamic Environments that Inspire Human Potential” is only a few short weeks away from being out in the world.   I have been writing this book for the past 4 years and researching it my whole career.  Workplace design and the role that our environments play in enabling us to live our best lives is a conversation that I am incredibly passionate about and I am so thrilled to finally be able to share this passion with the world.   Writing...

The Art of Placemaking with Mirvacs Paul Edwards - Part 2

January 30, 2023 18:00 - 25 minutes - 23.4 MB

When I got the opportunity to sit down with Paul Edwards the General Manager of Strategy and Customer at Mirvac, I couldn’t just end our conversation only having explored one aspect of what is a very large business! So welcome back for Part 2 of our conversation, The Art of Placemaking.   Mirvac is one of Australia’s largest commercial landlords, with their offering covers Retail, Office, Industrial and Build-to Rent.    The COMUNiTI team and I have recently completed the new workpla...

Designing the Adaptive Workplace with Mirvac's Paul Edwards - Part 1

January 23, 2023 18:00 - 39 minutes - 36.7 MB

Experimenting with what the workplace needs to look like as we navigate a new frontier, is an idea that many organisations are hesitant to embrace.  It means doing something different, stepping outside the norms, creating a space that has not been proven and fronting up a fair bit of cash to do it.  All of which sit quite outside the comfort zone and risk mitigation strategies that many businesses are prepared to accept.    Which is precisely why Mirvac, one of Australia’s largest commer...

100th Episode!! What I've learned

January 16, 2023 18:00 - 26 minutes - 24.2 MB

2.5years ago, in the beginnings of a pandemic, I decided that I should launch my podcast.  100 episodes on and here we are! 🎉 A LOT has changed in this time.  We’ve lived [and are living] through a pandemic, completely turned our idea of work upside down, questioned why we even need a workplace and battled so many more questions than we’d care to answer! Over the past 100 episodes this podcast has been an integral part of my own journey in navigating this tumultuous time.  It has seen ...

Recast - Power of Environment

January 09, 2023 18:00 - 28 minutes - 65.6 MB

I am taking a quick break for a couple of weeks and I wanted to share with you some of the listener favourites from the back catalogue. If you haven't had a chance to listen to this one previously, or you're new here, I hope you enjoy this one! I will be back with fresh new episodes in a couple of weeks! Our environments have a HUGE impact on how we feel. This is the whole business that I’m in, designing and delivering workplaces that enable the strategic goals, vision and operational p...

Recast - Designing Spaciousness in 2022

January 02, 2023 18:00 - 30 minutes - 70.6 MB

I am taking a quick break for a couple of weeks and I wanted to share with you some of the listener favourites from the back catalogue. If you haven't had a chance to listen to this one previously, or you're new here, I hope you enjoy this one! I will be back with fresh new episodes in a couple of weeks! ------   A new year awaits us, and it’s how we purposefully and intentionally step into that year to achieve what we want that matters.      Every year I spend a couple of days pla...

Recast - Hybrid Work, 9 Day Fortnight & Meeting Free Wednesday - The Future of Work at Entain with Jessica Sharpe

December 26, 2022 18:02 - 36 minutes - 84.4 MB

I am taking a quick break for a couple of weeks and I wanted to share with you some of the listener favourites from the back catalogue. If you haven't had a chance to listen to this one previously, or you're new here, I hope you enjoy this one! I will be back with fresh new episodes in a couple of weeks!   ----- There has been a lot of conversation in the media of late about organisations handing out wellbeing days and rolling out new initiatives to combat The Great Resignation. Ho...

My Workplace Predictions for 2023

December 19, 2022 18:01 - 25 minutes - 23.4 MB

Taking a future focused approach is a central part of the work that I do in guiding organisations in reimagining their next workplace.  Observing the current state, understanding the businesses strategic objectives, and then overlaying their brand and culture, we develop the blueprint for their workplace that will enable them to achieve their goals.   And where does this all start?  Typically, with the question “What do we do?” So, in today’s episode, I’m sharing with you my Workplace Pr...

Designing your Workplace for Employee Experience

December 12, 2022 18:00 - 16 minutes - 15.5 MB

“We know that our workplace isn’t working, but we don’t know what to do to change it…”   This is one of the most common statements I’m hearing now when it comes to organisations starting their journey to rethinking how their workplace… works.   Organisations are wanting to understand how they can create a better experience of work for their people using their space. How they can create a place that people want to be, and one that enables them to perform.   Unfortunately, there is...

Connection in the Hybrid World of Work with Tegan Davies of The Oranges Toolkit

December 05, 2022 18:00 - 44 minutes - 103 MB

Maintaining connection in a hybrid world of work is no small task. Following periods of extended separation due to lockdowns during the pandemic, we are now navigating a new world of work where, with our increased flexibility of where we work, we are facing new challenges in staying connected and fuelling our sense of belonging.   My guest today is Tegan Davies, the General Manager and Head of Wellbeing at The Oranges Toolkit. An award winning social enterprise that builds positive wellb...

Finding your Zone of Genius

November 28, 2022 18:00 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MB

Have you ever noticed how sometimes you become so absorbed in what you are doing that you lose track of time?  That what you are doing feels so effortless, so easy that you can almost do it without thinking?  This is what it feels like to be working in flow.  To be working in your zone of genius, where you do what you do with absolute mastery.   In today’s episode I’m sharing with you how you can find your own zone of genius, by reflecting on the process I’ve finding my own, and why it’s...

How to Lead Change Successfully with Dr Kate Byrne

November 21, 2022 18:00 - 44 minutes - 102 MB

Guiding your people through change successfully can be one of the most difficult things an organisation can do. I’ve seen how change can be done poorly, and often because of simply not knowing that engaging people through the process and onboarding them into a new space or to a new system, was needed to ensure its success.   People are creatures of habit and what we see happen is that old habits, routines, and rituals get transferred to the new state, where they no longer work or go agai...

5 Months with a Business and a Baby

November 14, 2022 18:00 - 28 minutes - 64.6 MB

Running a business with a newborn is no small task!  So, in today’s episode, I’m sharing with you the intimate details of how I prepared my business, my team, my clients and myself, for this time ensuring we were set up for success.   With a new baby, you really are at their beck and call so being highly intentional with the finite amount of time that you do have, is so important to ensure that you are investing it wisely.  It also means that there are likely to be a few things that eith...

Designing Hospitality Driven Workplaces with Brad Krauskopf

November 07, 2022 18:00 - 38 minutes - 87 MB

With organisations working hard to lure employees back into the workplace, this is the ideal time for us to take a fresh perspective on what it takes to elevate our workplace experience; by creating an environment that people choose to come to.     The role of the office has shifted from a place we needed to “go to work”; to a place that facilitates connection, collaboration, communication, and learning, promoting a new level of productivity, health & well-being.     With this perspe...

Welcome back for Season 5!

October 31, 2022 18:00 - 24 minutes - 22.9 MB

After 5 months off to welcome our new son Nash to the family, I’m back and ready to dive in!   I know it probably sounds strange, being a new mum again, but I am feeling refreshed and re-inspired from my break and with a fresh perspective on work and life.   So, today’s episode is to catch you up on what’s been happening over the last 5 mths and to share with you the clarity that comes from a little distance, plus what you can expect from this next season on the Podcast!   Clarit...

Off to Babyland! The Gift of Preparing a Business for a Baby

May 03, 2022 00:28 - 39 minutes - 36.3 MB

With only 2 weeks before we welcome our newest addition to the family, this isn’t quite the podcast episode that I had planned to be sharing with you back in January when I was mapping out this season’s episodes! I had planned to share with you how I’d snagged myself a Unicorn GM enabling me to sail off into babyland with my business baby in the best of hands, however that dream didn’t come to reality, despite the best of intentions…  When I found out I was pregnant, I jumped into action m...